rock hotel and casino is holding a job fair where they are offering $300 bonus to new employees after 90 days. it is an effort to fill 500 positions across the company. good morning, shaq, how is the turnout so far? so far it is light but it is just the first of a series of job fares we will see over the next couple days and months. they are wrapping things up so it is a smaller crowd with what you will see. right now they are trying to fill about 80 positions focused on hospitality. later this week they are going to have a fair with about 500 people where they are trying to hire 500 people. incentives, people who apply and get the job today, they will get a $300 sign on bonus. they also get free meals for
the president is expected to sign the sanctions bill into law. that has happened. one source inside saying he has, in fact, signed that bill. tougher sanctions against not just russia but north korea and iran, as well. this was sent to the president s desk friday afternoon. and it is now the law of the land. we re going to be following that story today and we re also following a story what is happening on wall street. the dow surging up into this unchartered territory and now above the 22,000 mark. it s just a tick under that at the moment. as it all happens, by the way, as we talk about the economy, you have amazon starting this huge surge in hiring. job fares around the country and some traditional retailers have closed their doors altogether in part of that amazon online powerhouse. we want tago to one of these job fares where we find jolene kent. this is really interesting because it seems like it could be indicating this shift into where retail jobs are going and how this is happe
retiring, and we have a lot of major infrastructure projects mines being built, hydro electric ports and all of the infrastructure and oil and gas. it is kind of endless. the minister of energy in the province of alberta says canada is looking to double its oil production over the next 10 years, but it needs more trained workers. the kind of positions that are open are people who are engineers, people who have welding skills, people who are are who have skill sets in construction. it is a wide range. and they are looking by posting ads on youtube and holding job fares with the help of u.s. officials. how are you doing? he is one of 600 people who recently stood in line at a job fare near palm springs, california. he is willing to move to support his two young children. everybody has to make sacrifices in life to go anywhere. opportunity presents itself, you might as well reach out
retiring, and we have a lot of major infrastructure projects mines being built, hydro electric ports and all of the infrastructure and oil and gas. it is kind of endless. the minister of energy in the province of alberta says canada is looking to double its oil production over the next 10 years, but it needs more trained workers. the kind of positions that are open are people who are engineers, people who have welding skills, people who are are who have skill sets in construction. it is a wide range. and they are looking by posting ads on youtube and holding job fares with the help of u.s. officials. how are you doing? he is one of 600 people who recently stood in line at a job fare near springs, california. he is willing to move to support his two young children. everybody has to make sacrifices in life to go anywhere. opportunity presents itself, you might as well reach out
i going to do? reporter: that is the ultimate question in a major challenge stressing most veterans. after months of looking he landed a g4s secure solutions. betts took up at a corporation managing drivers. it took me a while to get my foot in the door. it was mainly because i showed up ever day and said i wasn t going anywhere until i got that job. reporter: many companies now use job fares to specifically recruit veterans. ryder aims to higher a thousand vets over the next four years, g4s, 6,000. they already have skills set in their mind, they know what discipline is. they know how to follow orders. they won t question authority. reporter: they say they also arrive highly adaptable with war tested experience in accomplishing the mission. you re missing a tremendous opportunity if you re not